Three decades after leaving the Queensland winter carnival stage with yet another win against the odds, the legacy of Rough Habit lives on.
Unfashionably bred and described as unappealing to the eye, Rough Habit more than made up for those inadequacies with a lion-hearted approach to racing.
“I thought, 'I’ve got to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear',” master trainer John Wheeler once said as he reflected on Rough Habit’s career.
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